Fdd disapeared from desktop
Randy Kelsoe
randykel at swbell.net
Tue Dec 9 21:38:22 UTC 2003
F. Eli wrote:
> Hello all, I am a newbie on Linux and finally got Fedora Core 1 and
> all updates with up2date installed.
> After a short while all of the sudden my Fdd-icon (shortcut) on the
> desktup dissapeared.
> Now I can not reach my Fdd anymore. Any suggestions. No problem with
> the Cd-rom icon's because the appear automatically on the desktop when
> I insert a Cd-rom in the Cd-drive.
> My system (Mob P4S8X Asus P4 2,53Ghz 512Mb Ram) does not react on
> inserting a 3,5" in de Fdd.
> What is the solution? Thanks in advance
As root try:
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
the icon should then reappear. When you unmount it:
umount /mnt/floppy
it will disappear
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